Maurice's Lover, a film about same-sex love in British high society, is comparable to another film based on Evelyn Waugh's novel, "After the Storm", like all British films , the pictures are delicate and delicate, subtle and forbearing, and the emotional tone of sadness but not hurt is just like the thick fog over the Thames that suppresses the lingering lingering of the whole city all the year round. In the film, Clive mentioned a phrase "half-dream and half-awake for the rest of his life". Yes, half asleep, half awake, I think this word is the most important word in the film. On the one hand, the discipline is strict, solemn and rigid, and on the other hand, it encourages students to explore the ocean of wisdom, and takes pride in being knowledgeable, advanced, and intelligent. Schools, and the society with the same contradictory duality (on the one hand, the Greek civilization that respects science and is constantly developing and expanding; on the other hand, is a Christian country that adheres to religious dogmas and social moral norms), in such a world Here, two equally young and wise hearts began to cherish each other from like-mindedness, and from sympathy to each other, love was born. This kind of love can even have nothing to do with the body, just like the Platonic spiritual communication that Clive has always advocated. The film mentions this sentence: "Every soul at one stage stares at another equally good being, otherwise it cannot be called a human being. Maurice gave up this coveted credential after two years of study to choose a position that suited his status and abilities. At that time, many viewers should have been as worried about Maurice's future as CLIVE who saw him off, but Maurice could confidently say "I'm not wrong". And let the facts prove that he was not wrong, Maurice later mixed well. Therefore, Maurice's decision is a decision he made according to his own circumstances. Maurice is also sober and frank about his feelings. After hearing Clive's confession, he was instantly lost, so much so that he said something like "it's not feasible", and when he understood his inner needs, he desperately climbed into Clive's window and gave his love to him. A kiss to confess. The kiss may seem impulsive in the eyes of Clive and the audience, just as Alec later crawled into Maurice's window because of his love. But it was actually Maurice's sober and unwavering emotional confession after thinking about it. Therefore, the arrest of Risley hit Clive so hard that Clive painfully gave up his love with Maurice during a serious illness. But it didn't affect Maurice in the slightest. In Maurice's eyes, it was just a mistake caused by being too careless in the field. The biggest accident that hit Maurice was that his first lover, Clive, chose to live a normal life like marrying a wife and having children. I believe that until Alec appeared, Maurice never gave up his feelings for Clive. He was not shaken by Clive's hard-hearted persuasion. I can say that Maurice didn't listen to a word of Clive's admonition. So after Clive left, Maurice, who was in a hurry, chose to take out his anger at his sister, and did not question her emotional attitude at all. What was Maurice thinking in her heart, who was crying in frustration by the fireplace? I think he finally thinks he should choose to adapt to what Clive calls "Platonic spiritual love". So, Maurice began to use sports like boxing and hunting to relieve his physical needs. He even wanted to cooperate with Clive to find a woman to marry. Rather than marrying, he wanted to find a woman to relieve his physical needs. But when he realized that he had no interest in women at all, he had to go to the doctor. At this time, Maurice faced his sexual orientation that was different from normal men, and began to fall into confusion. Maurice only began to dream when he was confused. He needed sleep to escape his strong physical needs during the day. Maurice's dream was a nightmare, when he did that he was lying in a coffin with a woman, he was terrified, this was a Maurice who didn't need to dream to comfort himself, the dream was unknown and lifeless to him, because only when When Maurice is awake, he will be able to clearly and confidently control his feelings and live his own life. Maurice is indeed a brave and resourceful person, he is not a Risley who has no scruples and self-righteousness, he only finds a regular partner. The only person who knows about Maurice in the movie is his doctor, and the doctor burns ALEC's letter and suggests that he go to France and other countries where homosexuality is legal, indicating that the doctor is indeed credible. When ALEC tried to blackmail Maurice with this indecent sexual relationship, he was able to get the other party in a few words, and even in a very urgent situation, he was able to use his wit and composure to get through it smoothly. Maurice is careful and protective of her feelings when dealing with her sexuality, and has long-term and specific plans for it. (What he said to ALEC when he was in the hotel.) "I'll tell you everything up to this point, but I won't say a word about the future." This is Maurice's "break-up announcement" to Clive. It's a happy and straightforward conclusion. It's so quick and messy. I don't love you anymore, what do you say you are?" In Clive's last thoughts, Maurice looked back with a smile, incomparably chic and confident, and then plunged into another relationship of her own without looking back. Clive If Maurice has always been a sober, optimistic and realistic emotional master, Clive is the exact opposite. Hugh Grant's performance is really brilliant. This beautiful and delicate British man uses his soulful eyes and cadence London button to interpret the whole meaning of the character of Clive. Clive is a complete British gentlman. Haruki Murakami said that the choice made by a gentlman should be made by himself, not what he likes. As an authentic gentlman who graduated from Trinity College, he made the decision to give up love and start a family with reason and coldness. He began to grow a worldly mustache. The cunning and intelligent gentlman showed his ambitions in politics and in the social circle. With ease and ease, she travels freely among the women. But his lost eyes completely betrayed him. This melancholy, multi-reading, intelligent, pessimistic gentlman, even if he controls his heart, he can't control his eyes. Clive said: "I hate my mother. Because his mother (a typical British aristocratic lady) also represents the secular, the tradition, and the precepts. Clive is a world-weary. He sees all this clearly and hates it, but he has to obey, cooperate, and because of his intelligence, he performs very well. When the teachers and students in the college are eating, he prays in Latin. It proves that he has always been a successful figure in the social circle with a good reputation, and Clive can only have a sense of existence and security when he keeps playing his role in reality. Clive was born for Clive's family background, social status and honor. So when Clive is awake. He had to perform as best he could, to cater to everything that the society at that time pursued. His nature dictates that he will never let go of the constraints of reality. Clive is indeed smarter than Maurice. He sensitively senses his right feelings first. I dare to say that Clive's confession at the beginning of the film is the only impulse in his life. His whole person, in terms of his eyes and behavior, is dodging and repressing, wanting to welcome and rejecting and full of etiquette. The first time Clive and Maurice resonate in the film is Tchaikovsky's Pathetic Sonata. When Maurice was infected by the passion contained in the music and played passionately, Clive did not forget to remind him that "it should be slower here". The details here seem like an inadvertent technical reminder, but in essence, they reveal the difference in personality between the two people. Music is a way of expressing feelings. Maurice acts casually, and his playing is unreserved to express his heart. Maurice is also unscrupulous in his emotions and follows the trend. And Clive has always regarded this song as a work of art to appreciate and cherish. Just like the way he treats emotions: Platonic abstract art, erotic, and only ritual. When I was in Holy Trinity College, it was full of the tones of dreams, bright and psychedelic, just like all the fairy tales and oil paintings in Europe, the dazzling sunshine, the green and vast grass, the colorful spring flowers, the beautiful green and the warm The river, high-spirited and laid-back teenagers ride on a white boat, go down the river, and enjoy the most proud and clear youth time in their lives comfortably and wantonly. I believe this is the most beautiful dream in Clive's life that is worth remembering. , Once upon a time, he was also indulged in the lingering love as beautiful as a dream, completely forgetting his identity and status, until Risley's accident, he suddenly woke up, Clive's pain after waking up from his dream was expressed by his serious illness. After the serious illness, Clive reluctantly gave up his love and returned to his real life. However, I believe that Clive is just returning to reality, and his feelings have never been separated from Maurice. They are still friends, and they are still maintaining their friendship. Clive thought that his companion Maurice could, like him, control their love within the safe range of social tolerance, maintain and enjoy this vague spiritual love, Even a single eye contact in the swaying light and shadow of the mask can make this gentleman reminisce about such a small sin and sweetness for a while. However, Maurice does not agree with this ambiguity, which is like a placebo. At the beginning of the film, his argument has always been "action over language". The same-sex love that Maurice yearns for is concrete and full, needs to be implemented, and integrated into life. Therefore, Maurice rushed to another relationship without hesitation. Without you, the rest of my life would be spent half asleep and half awake. Clive faced his dignified and peaceful wife, but he did not confide in his heart. This same-sex love during his student days will be forever sealed by Clive, Maurice, As his personal collection of beautiful pictures with a sad tone, a sweet and sad dream forever. Finally, I would like to mention the beautiful ALEC. As a young teenager in the lower class, ALEC is as unpretentious as a beast running in the forest. In ALEC's world, it is simple and direct, only "want" or "don't", in his Everything in love is dominated by hormones in the body so that it is difficult to distinguish between spiritual and physical. ALEC's natural beauty, healthy and primitive body, and unrestrained enthusiasm in line with this race (Argentina), everything is natural. When Maurice's body was suppressed by Clive's "Platonic love", ALEC had no way of venting. He comforted him by saying, "It doesn't matter." These simple, powerful and loving words easily knocked down Maurice's inner defenses, and his desires were as surging as a flood that burst. However, ALEC is not a completely brainless emotional animal. He also has the ability to make a living that the lower society should, just like every animal has the instinct of foraging and escaping. He also understands the cruelty of reality, knows how to judge the situation, and uses it to threaten many parties at critical times to protect himself. Of course, his cleverness is simple and vulnerable in Maurice's eyes. In the end, he faithfully succumbed to his own lust, and threw himself into the arms of the master he admired desperately. ALEC is a hunter, and Maurice captures the young teenager completely inadvertently. (2011 4.12)
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